Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-25
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser.

Mrs. Bowser, half the deaths In
this world are the result of negligence
and carelessness. I shall have fam
lily medicine chest, and l shall write
down some directions for you to fol-
low in certain cases. Mrs. Bowser,
what would you do in case had a
congestive chillf"
"Send for doctor, of course"
replied.
Just like a woman, and by the time
he got here you would be widow.
shall begin tomorrow to lay in a
stock Of family medicines"
He brought up package Of mus
tard, q box Of salve and twelve differ
ent brand Of pills, and every week
since then he has added something to
the store. Before ! found him out l
used to have headaches, sour stomach,
sore throat and other ailments, and
was foolish enough to let him know it.
"A headache, sh ?" echoed Mr..
Bowser as he softly rubbed his hands
and regarded me as dog does a
choice bone. Every we'll, Mrs. Bow
ser. While there are various causes
for headache, the most frequent cause
is from disordered stomach"
"This can't be-"
1T must be. I shall first give you
a dose of sulphur to sweetep your
stomach, and will follow it up with a
mustard plaster between your should
ers."
"Wby, my mother new"
"Your mother, Mrs. Bowser, could
get up rag carpet in elegant shape.
but what did she know about the ills
of the human bodyf If you are no
better after trying those remedies l
shall recommend something else."
| refused to accept his remedies and
he waved himself out Of the room
with:
"Very well, Mrs. Bowser; ! wash
my hands of the whole affair If
your mulishness leads to your death
don't blame me %
When we got to housekeeping and
had servants Mr.. Bowser was in his
glory. He gave the girls to under
stand when they engaged that medic
al attendance would be free, and it
meant great deal more than they
thought for. If one Of them as much
as groaned she was marked as VIC
tim. He would recommend quinine,
mustard, porous plasters, ginger. salts,
cod liver oil and what not, and the
poor things had to get better or quit
the house within week. He fright
ened some Of them half to death by
declaring that they had consumption,
and others cried all night because he
saw the first symptoms Of typhoid
fever in the corner of their eyes.
When l gently demonstrated with him
he turned upon me in ferocious
manner and exclaimed:
Mrs. Bowscr, if can save one of
these poor girls from going to the hos
pilal to die II lingering death it is my
duty to do so, and your interference
simply shows what cruel-heartcd
creature you are
We had cook named Sarah, and
Sarah fell down stairs one morning.
She was at her work at noon when
Mr.. Bowscr came home. but he rush
ed into the kitchen and talked to her
about internal injuries until she went
into Mysteries. Then he dosed her
until she came to, and when she hesi.
tatingly admitted that she believed
she had pain in her side he sent her
to bed for three days and ordered me
to attend her and do the kitchen work
in addition.
All the recent troubles in our fami.
ly have arisen from Mr.. Bowser's fell
determination to doctor the baby. and
from my firm determination that he
shouldn't. The little dear one was
only two months old when Bowser sat
down by the crib one day, felt Of its
pulse, raised its eye-lids, and remark
ed TO me:
"Mrs. Bowser, are you planning the
death of this child ?"
why, Mr.. Bowser y
IF not, why didn't you notify me
of its condition ?"
Condition Does any thing all
baby ?"
"Humph! l should remark 1t
must have some blood-purifier at once.
If it is too late, no one but yourself is
to blame !"
The doctor was here only two days
ago, and he said baby was getting
along splendidly."
"The DOCTOR Mrs, Bowser, haven't
you lived long enough in this world
to know that doctors cant be depend
ed upon9 | shall give young Laun-
celot some prickly-ash tea for bis
blood"
mo you won't